# 姑奶
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gūnǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄋㄞˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^1$ naai$^{5-1}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gūnǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄋㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gunǎi
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$-nai$^3$
*** Yale: gū-nǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gunae
*** Palladius: гунай (gunaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^1$ naai$^{5-1}$
*** Yale: gū nāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^1$ naai$^{5-1}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^1$ nai$^{5-1}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

姑奶
* (dialectal) great-aunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
* (Cantonese) sister-in-law (husband's elder sister)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 姑奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 姑奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 老姑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姑奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 姑奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 姑婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姑婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 老姑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 姑嬤嬤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 姑奶, 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 姑娃婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 姑奶, 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 姑婆, 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姑太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 姑太, 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 姑婆, 太娘娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 姑奶, 姑老太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 姑奶, 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 姑婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑太太 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 姑奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姑婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姑婆 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 姑奶奶, 姑婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Datong | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老姑姑 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 老姑兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jin | Jining | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Handan | 老姑 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Suide | 老姑 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 姑嫲婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 姑媽, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 老姑 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老姑 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 姑嬭, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑太 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 姑嫚嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 姑婆奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 姑婆娘, 姑婆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 姑婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姑娭毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 < |
| Note | > - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather | > - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大姑子, 大姑姐兒, 大姑姐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 大姑子, 大姑姐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 大姑姐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 大姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 大姑子, 大姑姐兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 大姑子, 大姑姐, 大姐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 大姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 大姑子, 大姑姐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 大姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 大姑子, 大姑兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 大姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 姑姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 大姑姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 大姑姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 大姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 大姑子, 大姑姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 大姑兒, 大姑姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 大姑兒姐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 大姑子姐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 大姑姐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 大姑兒姐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 大姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 大姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 大姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 大姑兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 大姑子, 大姑姐, 姐姐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 大姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 大姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 大姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 大姑子, 大姑子姐姐 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 大姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 大姑子, 姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 大娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 大姑媽, 大姑姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 大姑媽, 姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 大姑媽, 姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 大姑子, 姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 大姑姥太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 大姑子, 大姑太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 大姑媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 大姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大姑, 大姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 姑姑, 姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 大姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 大姑子, 大姑老太 usually middle-aged |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 大姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 大姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 大姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 大姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 大姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 大姑姥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 大姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 姐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姑, 姑奶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 姑奶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 大姑子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 大娘姑 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大娘姊 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 大娘姊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大娘姊 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 大娘姊, 大娘姑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 大娘姊 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 大姑 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 大姑, 姑娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 大姑兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 大姑兒姐姐 |
| Jin | Jining | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Handan | 大姑子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 大姑了 |
| Jin | Suide | 大姑子, 姐 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿姑仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 大娘姑, 阿姑仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 大姑仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 大娘姑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 大姑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑母 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 姑母阿姐 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 大姑娘 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 大姑娘 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑嬤, 姑嬤頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大姑娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 大娘娘, 大娘 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 大姑子 |

### Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English goodnight.

#### Interjection

姑奶
* (humorous) goodnight